Extending robust industrial optimisation using simulation and reinforcement learning
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posted on 2004-01-01, 00:00authored byDouglas. Creighton
Traditional optimisation methods are incapable of capturing the complexity of today's dynamic manufacturing systems. A new methodology, integrating simulation models and intelligent learning agents, was successfully applied to identify solutions to a fundamental scheduling problem. The robustness of this approach was then demonstrated through a series of real-world industrial applications.